Sutton v. City of St. Joseph

CAVE, Presiding Judge.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff. The court sustained defendant Schultz’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s second amended "petition because, it did . not state a cause of action against said, defendant; at the close--of plaintiff’s evidence, the court directed a verdict, in favor of defendants .Wyeth and Whitman; and at the conclusion of all the evidence, the jury returned a verdict against the city for $6500, and -from the judgment entered thereon the city appeals.

The city raises three points: (1) that the court erred in overruling…